A STALWART of Teesside’s skateboarding scene will be remembered at a spectacular seaside "skate jam."

Redcar’s R-Kade skatepark will see scores of boarders perform some amazing moves in a celebration of the life of Steven "Bingo" Binks.

Steven, who owned the Mischief skate shop in Stockton, was described as the lynchpin of the North-east skate scene before his untimely death in February from a suspected heart attack, aged 35.

News of his death rocked the skateboarding community in the North-east and beyond.

And tomorrow, in memory of Bingo and Mischief, an all-action event of the type he’d definitely have approved of is going ahead.

"The Heart of Skateboarding" skate jam takes place at R-Kade on Majuba Road, Redcar, between 4pm-8pm.

And such was Bingo’s reputation, skateboarders from across the country are expected to turn up.

Admission is £10 and all profits will be donated to the British Heart Foundation.

R-Kade general manager Nicki Whaites said: "Bingo did a lot for us when we first opened the skate park in July 1999. He helped us design it and build things up, so we’ll always be grateful to him.

"He was a real inspiration for us and the heart of skateboarding in the North-east, so it’s nice to be able to do something for charity in his memory.

"It’s for skateboarders to come together and remember him and have a good time while doing so - just as he’d have wanted."

Steve’s fellow skateboarder and best friend, Dean "Bod" Broderick, 42, of Stockton, said: "Mischief would have been 15 years old in May which, for a UK skate shop, is incredible really - only a handful last more than 10.

"But it lasted so long because of him and the effort he put into it. It was his life."

Bod, 42, first met Bingo back in the mid-1980s when they skated together in Billingham Town Centre.

He said: "He used to come through from Northallerton to stay with his grandparents at the weekend and that’s when we met up. We always used to skate Billingham on Fridays and hang out together and the friendship built from there.

"One of the great things about him was that he knew everyone and everyone knew him. He was almost like a consultant for the whole of skateboarding in the UK."

For tomorrow’s event, Under-16s must have a parent or guardian sign a disclaimer form, while a parent or guardian must stay with Under-12s.